Name: Anonymous 2013-03-14 6:51
Hi /tech/,
I recently came into posession of a brand new gigabit switch, sealed in packaging and everything during a high school I.T disposal session.
Unfortunately the switch was manufactured in 2005 by a pretty obscure company called CNet. This thing is presented as a "Smart Access Web Management Switch" and the manufacturer still has a legacy link to the product: http://www.cnetusa.com/product_CGS-2400W.php
I've hooked it up via serial cable and unfortunately there is no interactivity, it just spits out uptime and interface changes.
Connecting to it via web browser is an absolute nightmare. None of the settings I apply via the interface stick, this includes trying to upgrade the firmware (which I found on the Taiwanese site http://www.cnet.com.tw/driver/).
So /tech/, does anybody have any experince with CNet products or perhaps you've encountered something like this before. I'm really hoping there is some kind of open firmware for this as it would be such a waste to throw out.
I recently came into posession of a brand new gigabit switch, sealed in packaging and everything during a high school I.T disposal session.
Unfortunately the switch was manufactured in 2005 by a pretty obscure company called CNet. This thing is presented as a "Smart Access Web Management Switch" and the manufacturer still has a legacy link to the product: http://www.cnetusa.com/product_CGS-2400W.php
I've hooked it up via serial cable and unfortunately there is no interactivity, it just spits out uptime and interface changes.
Connecting to it via web browser is an absolute nightmare. None of the settings I apply via the interface stick, this includes trying to upgrade the firmware (which I found on the Taiwanese site http://www.cnet.com.tw/driver/).
So /tech/, does anybody have any experince with CNet products or perhaps you've encountered something like this before. I'm really hoping there is some kind of open firmware for this as it would be such a waste to throw out.